Pauly Shore has Oscar hopes for unauthorized Richard Simmons movie
Welcome to a special Sundance Daily edition of the Wide Shot, a newsletter about the business of entertainment. Sign up here to get it in…
A revised ‘One From the Heart,’ plus the best movies in L.A.
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. This week, Team LAT will…
Alec Baldwin charged again in ‘Rust’ shooting
A New Mexico grand jury has charged Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter for his role in the deadly shooting of a cinematographer during production of…
‘I.S.S.’ review: Astronauts get paranoid as war breaks out
Early in “I.S.S.,” the new International Space Station-set thriller directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, three Russian cosmonauts croon along to “Wind of Change” by the German…
‘American Movie’: How a failed ‘Blair Witch Project’ predicted the future
For a tiny moment in Chris Smith’s wry 1999 documentary “American Movie,” Hollywood glamour seeps into the film’s wintry Wisconsin gloom. On a TV set,…
The 10 movies we’re most looking forward to at Sundance 2024
A scene from the documentary “Better Angels: The Gospel According to Tammy Faye.” (Courtesy of Sundance Institute) You may be asking yourself: Do we really…
Meet the Netflix executive responsible for your recommendations
LOS GATOS, Calif. — There’s no red carpet for people who make sure Netflix provides an appealing user experience; no Emmy or Oscar for an…
Michael Bublé vs. polar bear: singer recalls near-death bout
With the holidays behind him, Michael Bublé is no longer singing about having a merry little Christmas. Instead, he’s recalling a hellish wintry scene when…
Jake Johnson on Hulu’s ‘Self Reliance,’ ‘Minx’ cancellation
Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who already misses Doug Renetti. For those who’d come to love “Minx’s” alluringly seedy magazine publisher, played…
Building history from the ground up with ‘Oppenheimer’
Give “Oppenheimer” production designer Ruth De Jong a choice between the control that comes with a studio and the vagaries of outdoor filming, and she’ll…
Jonathan Majors fired from Dennis Rodman movie after conviction
Jonathan Majors, who was convicted last month of assaulting and harassing his ex-girlfriend, has been cut from a proposed film project in which he would…
The new ‘Mean Girls’ movie is overdue justice for Janis
While the new “Mean Girls” movie includes many, many punchlines from the first film, recited verbatim, devout fans will clock plenty of changes. Bullying, once…
How Lindsay Lohan ‘Mean Girls’ cameo calls back to original movie
Warning: The following contains spoilers for “Mean Girls.” The new “Mean Girls” movie includes quite a few familiar faces. Tina Fey, who co-wrote the original…
2024 SAG Awards nominations: Biggest snubs and surprises
Every actor who prevailed at the Screen Actors Guild Awards last year went on to win an Oscar, as did SAG’s ensemble winner, “Everything Everywhere…
How ‘Napoleon’ keeps it battles close to home
Even by Hollywood’s formidable location-swapping standards, Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” deserves some kind of medal for cinematic sleight-of-hand. The French conqueror never invaded Britain, whereas the…
‘Night Swim’ review: Familiar yet satisfying dive into fear
Before “Night Swim” overstays its gimmick — the pool is haunted! — and begins to prune, it plays like the best “dollar baby” ever made.…
‘May December’ offends the real-life Vili Fualaau: ‘ripoff’
Vili Fualaau, the late Mary Kay Letourneau’s former student and estranged husband, is not a fan of the acclaimed film “May December.” Despite director Todd…
‘Occupied City’ review: Steve McQueen’s brilliant documentary
One of the many stories we hear in “Occupied City,” Steve McQueen’s quietly staggering new documentary, charts the fate of an Amsterdam arts establishment during…
The 17 movies we're most excited about in 2024
We gathered the film experts at The Times to preview our most anticipated releases of 2024. Here are their 17 picks, including a new 'Dune'…
Ana Ofelia Murguía, voice of Mama Coco in ‘Coco,’ dies at 90
MEXICO CITY — Mexican actor Ana Ofelia Murguía, who gave voice to the character of Mama Coco in the popular Pixar film “Coco,” has died, Mexican…